- The New York Islanders crushed Tampa Bay 5-1, sending the
Lightning to its fifth straight loss.
Despite the victory, the Islanders allowed a goal on the first shot of
the game by their opponent for the
seventh time this season, which is unfathomable. John Tavares snapped a
13-game goal-less drought with his first marker since October 29th. Tampa Bay has won
just three of its last 11 games and now leads the Islanders by a single
point for 13th place in the Eastern Conference.
Tampa Bay’s goaltending tandem of Dwayne Roloson and Mathieu Garon has been
atrocious, so the team had better trade for a legitimate netminder or risk
missing the playoffs.